25 dead as express train rams into goods train in AP

At least 25 passengers were killed, 16 of them charred, and 43 injured when the Bangalore- bound Hampi Express rammed into a stationary goods train after its driver apparently overshot the signal near the station here in the wee hours today.

The impact of the collision that took place at 3:15 AM was such that four bogies of the express train derailed and one of them caught fire near Penukonda station in Andhra Pradesh coming under Bangalore division of South Western Railway.

Text: PTI/IANS

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Image:People gather at the accident site as rescue work continues after the Hampi Express rammed into the rear of a stationary goods train on Tuesday.